Where does “vedenalainen” come from?

vedenalainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish alainen, from Finnish ala-, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.

vedenalainen (Finnish): underwater

Definitions

  1. underwater

Ancestry of “vedenalainen”, step by step

vedenalainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish alainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalainensubordinate; subject to, under, often as a...
2Finnishala-under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior
3Proto-Finnicalalower; under
4Proto-Uralicëlabelow

via Finnish vesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
2Proto-Finnicveciwater
3Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Finnish ala- →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →